K-Social-Studies-February

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Grade: Kindergarten

Month: February

Main Concept

  1. My Neighborhood
  2. Location of Home, School, Neighborhood and Community on Maps and Globes





Guiding Questions

  • Where is my home?
  • Where is my school?





Theme/Content Skills

  • Places and Regions

1. My neighborhood
  • My neighborhood can be located on a map.
  • Different people live in my neighborhood.

2. Location of home, school, neighborhood and community on maps and globes
  • Land and water masses can be located on maps and globes.
  • The United States can be located on a map and a globe.





Key Terms

  • neighborhood
  • community





Holidays

  • Groundhog's Day
  • Valentine's Day
  • President's Day



Student Outcomes

  • Students will find their neighborhood on a map.
  • Students will find their school on a map.
  • Students will find the United States on a globe.
  • Students will identify different stores/workers in their neighborhood.





Assessment/Project

  • Create a map of the Reece School neighborhood using photos
  • Student drawing of their neighborhood surroundings (Home Project)
  • Map Assessment - Color in United States on world map
  • Draw/Paint/use playdough to create landforms (valley, hill, mountain, volcano) and water (river, ocean, lake)
  • Draw/write about their favorite place in their own community/neighborhood (*May be connected to field trip to Brooklyn Chidlren's Museum)




Resources for Students

-Getting Around the City (Level D)
-Community Workers (Level D)
-Caretakers (Level D)
-City Places (Level E)
-Social Studies - American History - George Washington
-Social Studies - American History - Abraham Lincoln






Resources for Teachers

  • Harcourt Horizons - All About Me - Teacher's Edition
- Unit 3 - My Place on Earth
-Tabbed Section - H1 - Holiday Activities



Field Trip Suggestions

  • Brooklyn Children's Museum
  • Neighborhood Walk